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Release No: 264-07March 08, 2007

DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of six soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Mar. 5 in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their unit during combat operations. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Killed were:

Staff Sgt. Justin M. Estes, 25, of Sims, Ark.

Staff Sgt. Robert M. Stanley, 27, of Spotsylvania, Va.

Sgt. Andrew C. Perkins, 27, of Northglenn, Colo.

Spc. Ryan M. Bell, 21, of Colville, Wash.

Spc. Justin A. Rollins, 22, of Newport, N.H.

Pfc. Cory C. Kosters, 19, of The Woodlands, Texas.

For more information in regard to this release the media can contact the 82nd Airborne Division public affairs office at (910) 432-0661.